Into the Wild Ch. 14-15

What does Krakauer believe about McCandless's death?

• He never meant to come back from Alaska

• He was mentally insane and never considered the consequences

• He didn't have anything else to live for and did not care what happened to him

• His death was an accident

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The story Krakauer begins to tell is about _______. He wants to climb a mountain called __________.

• Gene Rosselini; Mount Everest

• himself;

  Mt. LeConte

• himself;

  Devil's Thumb

• Chris McCandless;

  Devil's Thumb

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Based on context of the word crevasse, which picture shows a crevasse?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is Krakauer waiting for that makes him anxious?

• the weather to clear up

• his foot to heal from an injury

• supplies to be airdropped (not as in Apple - like real dropping from air)

• the go-ahead from his friend who will tell him if conditions are right to climb

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Krakauer suggest about happiness in relation to climbing?

• It produces the strongest feelings of happiness

• It produces something that resembles happiness but it is untrustworthy

• Happiness is elusive and you often wish you had never started

• Happiness depends on the physical conditions at the time

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What happens to Krakauer's tent?

Why do you think Krakauer tells the story about his father here?

• He is connecting his experiences to that of McCandless and his father to propose answers about Chris' decisions

• He has talked about McCandless's father and feels he should tell about his own

• He borrowed his father's tent and wants to share some about his father

• He wants the reader to know what his father was like to further the story's plot

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

As he prepares to camp on the mountain, Krakauer sees distant lights. What feeling does this trigger?

• wonder

• comfort

• loneliness

• fear

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which is NOT a comparison Krakauer makes between himself and Chris McCandless?

• They lacked a serious view of death at the age of their adventures

• They had a skewed relationship with their fathers

• They both had very lofty ideals

• Neither of them wished to die on their adventures

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Reorder the following chronologically based on the narrative of Ch. 14-15.

• Krakauer hits a dead end on the climb to Devil's Thumb

• Krakauer states he believes McCandless's death was an accident.

• Krakauer reaches top of Devil's Thumb

• Krakauer concludes that "mountains make poor receptacles for dreams"

• Krakauer inserts narrative about his father